| CARBSUP | Prepares for a marathon, in a way |
| CARBOLOADS | Prepares for a marathon, in a way |
| CARBOLOAD | Prep for a marathon, in a way |
| CARBUP | Prep for a marathon, in a way |
| TRAINS | Prepares for a marathon, say |
| PAULA | --- Radcliffe, long-distance runner who finished the 2003 London Marathon in a record 2:15:25 (5) |
| KELVINKIPTUM | Kenyan athlete who won the 2023 London Marathon in a course record time (6,6) |
| CARBO | ___-load (prepare for a marathon) |
| LOAD | Carbo-___ (prepare for a marathon) |
| TRAIN | Prepare for a marathon, say |
| CARB | Prepare for a marathon, with "up" |
| STRETCH | Prepare for a marathon, say |
| GRETE | Waitz, first woman to run a marathon in under two and a half hours (5) |
| STRAGGLER | One finishing a marathon in eight hours, say |
| ALONG | A marathon in company with others |
| RUNAROUNDSUEZ | Do a marathon in Egypt? |
| LONGRUN | Do a marathon in the fullness of time (4,3) |
| AQUAJOG | Run in a pool, perhaps to train for a marathon |
| TRAINED | Prepared for a marathon or a boxing match, say |
| RUNNINGBAREFOOT | At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila won gold in the marathon in this unusual way |
